A visit to the McKnight Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the McKnight Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McKnight Cemetery:
37.0887, -87.6214
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McKnight Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McKnight Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Hopkinsville. Hopkinsville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the McKnight Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McKnight Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the McKnight Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McKnight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Shyflat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shyflat Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyflat Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Cansler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cansler Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cansler Cemetery
- Croft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Croft Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Hamby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hamby Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Cemetery
- Union Temple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Temple Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Temple Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vanhooser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vanhooser Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhooser Cemetery
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Ausenbaugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ausenbaugh Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausenbaugh Cemetery
- Irvin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Irvin Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvin Cemetery
- Ladd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ladd Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- Menser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Menser Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menser Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Glass Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Newson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Newson Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newson Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Foster Garden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Foster Garden Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Garden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Foster Garden Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Crofton.
- The Foster Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Foster Field Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73980 <5>
- Crofton Ridgetop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Crofton Ridgetop Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Ridgetop Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crofton Ridgetop Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Crofton.
- The Crofton Ridgetop Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crofton Cemetery
- Ridge Top Cemetery
- Ridgetop Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75736 <5>
- Petersburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Petersburg Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Crofton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274258 <5>
- Lake Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Christian Privilege Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McKnight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McKnight Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bainbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Empire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Dawson Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crofton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Claxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Cerulean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Cobb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Nortonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McGowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Fiddle Bow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Wallonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Mortons Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hopson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Gracey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- White Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fearsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Hopkinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Madisonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the McKnight Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McKnight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crofton
- Dawson Springs
- Earlington
- Hopkinsville
- Madisonville
- Princeton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the McKnight Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Christian County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the McKnight Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #497921 (McKnight Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #497921 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Christian
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dawson Springs SE
- Location given for McKnight Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0886569 Lon: -87.6213947
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Christian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McKnight Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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